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7 On February 3, 1959, _ furnished a reprint which the ECLC, 21 7th Avenue, New York City, placed in the Janwry 7, 1959, edition of the "Washington Post and me - tt Tines Herald". The reprint is quoted as follows: HE WASHINGTON POST Wednesday, January 7, 1959 "THE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED, NOT REORGANIZED AND EXPANDED." "Editorial !The Washington Post' December 19, 1958 "We, the undersigned, petition the 86th Congress to eliminate the House Committee on Un- American Activities as a Standing Committee. "We believe that the U.S. Supreme Court has, in the United States vs. WATKINS, made it clear that the Committee has habitually misused its mandate in unconstitutional ways for political set bhateveat-t- 5-1 +hant 244 hae heanamen awe aenawae fan mae Ppurposss; VG Le MES MOUMINO ll Ally ic? rfo- pression; that it has usurped the functions of the executive and judicial branches of our government. “We are confident that only a return to constitutional procedures can protect us against | | | 3. wo-329060-5/7